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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09
Salisbury ScintillatlOns.

The Salisbury water works are
nearing completion, and very soon the
water will be turned on through the
main pipes, as the stand pipe will not
completed for some time. That day
is looked forward to with inexpressible
joy by all.
The lawn party given by the Church
street Presbyterian church, at the
residence of the pastor, Rev. W. H.
Bryant, was largely attended and well
enjoyed. The church realized neat
little sum, the party being in every
particular success. Miss Stella
Bailey, of Asheville, Miss Matte
Meroney and Mrs. s. B. Henderson
deserve special mention for their very
valuable services. The church is pro-
crossing.
The announced celebration of the
GLORIOUS 4th" here by the whites
was an entire failure. The patriotic
fire which once fred the bosoms of the
Southern people and caused them to
close their places of business to listen
to the eloquent and fiery speeches Of
their distinguished leaders has almost
burned out
While, as rule, the Negro is an
imitator of the superior race, as they
are the most intelligent, yet hope
we will never 60 to the extent that we
will neglect to hold in sacred and
lasting remembrance the day on which
the shackles of four million slaves
were broken, and they made to stand
in the glorious light of liberty. MOI
will we forget on the 30th of May tc
cast a flower, bud, if no more, tc
beautify and keep green and fresh the
graves of those noble heroes who
fought, bled and died to preserve this
Union, and in the language of th'
poet we would say,
Nor shall their glory be forgot,
While fame her record keeps,
Or honor points the .hallowed spot,
Where valor proudly sleeps"
OCCASIONALLY.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09
Clinton Chapel Sunday School.

EDITOR MESSENGER. Dear SIR
On Sunday, June 26', 1887, the
childrens day services was held at
Clinton Chapel as was announced
some time since. The object was to
raise funds for Educational purposes.
The programme for the day was carri-
ed out to perfection, after which the
collection was called for, which was
certainly poor one for sunday
school having the honors conferred
upon it as being the largest and best
(colored) Sunday school in the state,
or in Zion connection. The amount
raised during the day was $25.15.
Other sunday schools will see at once
that we are far behind our last years
rally, which was something over
fifty dollars. The money could have
been raised if our superintendent,
had encouraged the school, instead of
stating that he was opposed to such
as donating money for the benefit of
Livingstone College" General Con-
ference has set apart one day in each
wear tn he known as Cbildrens day for
the purpose of raising money to help
push forward that grand and noble
Institution, (situated at Salisbury,
N c. known as Livingstone College.
But &C." has taken it upon himself
to change this part of the constitution
by adding two or more Sundays in
each year, or at least this year for
Childrens day. It's pity that "G''
was not able to be at General Confer
ence during the time the Laws COVER
ing the Church and Sunday schools
was being made, as it seems that the
present constitution" don't just suit
him. This charge had to be made
in order to compete with our Ex-
Superintendent Hagler. That's right,
&C." whenever you see the laws of
Zion connection is not just what you
would have them be, you just change
them. There is no one to hinder
you. Childrens day services will be
repeated at Clinton Chapel again
soon. We are not able to name the
time Just now. But each one will
have due notice.
J. G. CUNNINGHAM.
Charlotte, N. G. July 6 1887.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09

Mrs, Mary Washington left the
city last, Monday to spend the summer
with relatives in Rutherfordton. She
was accompanied by Lula Leventhrope
and Katie Summey.
Mrs. Hattie Smith and Mrs.
Ellen Suffice arrived last Tuesday
evening from jacksonville, Florida.
Rev. Geo. S. Leeper has changed
his post Office address from Lodo to
GastOnia, N. C.
Mr.. W. II. Houser left last Monday
afternoon with ten hands for Ruther-
fordtOn, and was followed on Tuesday
by Mr.. W. W. Smith. They have
a contract for making brick and build
ing a large cotton plaids factory.
One million bricks are required fol
the job.
Rev. r. II. Stitt made a very fine
impression in Grace Church last
Sunday. There was good turn out
during the day and all we're well
pleased.
Miss Carrie Coleman spent several
days this week visiting relatives al
Derita. She will 60 to Arson county
next week to teach.
Prof. J. F. X. Simpson is now al
Wexford, S. C.
Mr.. James Foster, the fat man
is back again. He had no idea OF
staying IN Union. He is the presi.
dent Of Clinton Chapel literary. II
meets on Friday nights of each weeE
and should prosper. 'cIc'
Miss Sallie Hall leaves today fol
Matthews to spend some time with
Miss. Eliza Grier. Mamie Kelley
goes also.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09
CHARLOTTE MESSENGER.
SATURDAY. JULY .. 1887.
OUR CHURCHES.

st. Michael's Up. E.) Church, Mint St.
Services al 10 a. IN. and p. m. Sunday
school at p. m. Rev. P. P. ALsToN, pas
tor.
NJ. T.. Church, Graham Street. Ser
vices at p. m. and s p. m. Sunday
school at 1Oa. m. Rev. 4. NJ. CoLLErT,
pastor.
First Baptist Church, South Church st.
Services at II a. M, 3 p. m. and .. m.
Sunday-school at 1 p. m. Rev, A. A.
POWELL, pastor.
Ebenezer Baptist Church, East Second
st. Services at IL a. M, D. m. and s d.
n. Sunday-school at 1 p. m. Rev. z.
nAUGHToN, pastor.
Presbyterian Church, corner Seventh
and College SITS. Services at 3 D. m. and
Sp. m. Suuday-school at 10 a. m. Rev.
Il. ? WYcHE, pastor.
Cliuton Chapel, "a. NJ. E. Z.) Mint St.
Services at II a. M, 8 p. m. and 8 D. m.
Sunday-school at p. m. Rev. NJ. SLADE.
pastor.
Little Rock, "a. M. E. ~ E St. Ser
vices at IL a. m, 8 p. m. and 8 p. m.
Rev. WIN. JOHNSON, pastor.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09
Wilmington News.
OCCASIONALLY.

Our town is on boom at this sea-
son. Excursions to the Carolina beach
and entertainments seem to be the
general amusements.
Miss Ida Evans has returned home
after a few weeks recreation in the
Palmetto State.
Another young mans loss of appe-
tite will be restored-not with "iron
bitters" this time, but with Miss Ida S
sweet smiles.
The 4th of July was day that
marked a new epoch in the history
of North Cardinals metropolis. =
Much to the surprise of our people
posters were scattered over the city on
Saturday, notifying the public that
there would be celebration and tenn
perance jubilee at the Congregational
church on Monday at 3 p. NJ, and at
Shiloh Baptist Church at 8 P. NJ,
under the auspices of the Temperance
Brotherhood. Public curiosity was so
much aroused about this new move
ment that the churches in which these
exercises we're held we're filled beyond
their seating capacity, both afternoon
and night The exercises were supe-
rior to any of the kind that we have
ever witnessed. The music, by the
Harmony Quartette, was very enthus-
ing, indeed. The Temperance work.
crs made an impression upon the
minds Of our people that will not die
soon, but the influence made last
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sabbath School Convention.

The Charlotte District Sunday-school
Convention will convene in Monroe on
the Goth inst. The committee is pre-
pairing for a grand time. An excur-
sion train will 60 down, and all the
different orders, 6remen, etc., are in
vitcd to go down. An elaborate pro-
grAmme is prepared, and much good
speaking and good music may be ex-
pected, as we'll as good time gene
rally, The MESSENGER will be on
hand in person and by proxy.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09

On last Monday fatal accident
occurred at the Point mine, near Bid
die University, in which Mr.. Richard
Caldwell, well-known citizen was
instantly killed, and a white man
MORALLY wounded. They were both
down in the shaft when the bucket,
which was loaded with dirt, slipped
and fell back with the above result
Mr.. Caldwell was buried on Tuesday
afternoon from Ebenezar Baptist
Church. Several things make it ap-
pear that Mr.. Caldwell had present
ment of his death That day before
leaving for his work he babe his wife
goodbye in manner that alarmed
her. He told one of his neighbors he
would never return. He then went
to Rev. Haughton and requested that
his name be gotten from the First
Baptist Church and put on the same
book with his wife, and made other
final arrangements.
He was prominent member of the
Good Samaritan order, and his funeral
was largely attended by them. He
leaves wife, but no children. He
was a Woodworking man, and well
thought of.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09


President Cleveland has consented
to visit Atlanta, Ca, about the 18th
of October.
Georgia has new cotton in market,
and the FIRST bale was sold on the 4th
for % cents per pound at Albany, Ga.
1t is very sad to learn Of the death
Of Bishop Shorter, of the A. Nj. L
Church. He died last Saturday.
Zion Church in Salisbury reports
1858 childrens day money. This
is rather ahead of any yet heard from,
They made special efforts.
The scare of Negroes rising in parts
of South Carolina has subsidized. Ii
has been decided that somebody was
mistaken and there was no real danger
after all the fuss
Rev r. ii. Stitt will be out Of the
city tomorrow and the pulpit in Grace
Church will be filed by Rev. Collect
in the morning and Rev. j. +. MeNeill
at night
A eolored woman named Ann Cant
was committed to Jail last Monday, in
default of a twenty dollar fine, for
disturbing services in Union Baptist
Church at Sugar Creek.
One Of the entertainments given last
Monday night was by the Knights Of
Labor Ii was in Gathers building
on College street. and proved success
under the skillful management Of the
new master workman, I'll b. Kennedy
We think il right 10 encourage
worthy enterprises, and for thatreasou
we readily make public laudable Ct
forts by the weaker churches to hell
support their connectiOnal institutions
Of learning.
We feel highly comPlimented By
the North STATE, the leading RePub-
liean paper in the State, TO ind N
this weeks issue. one Of our editorials
Of nearly a column copied in full
WOrkmen began preparing tn
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09

Monday will continue to spread until
the brotherhood will succeed in car
rying the metropolis Of the old
North State" for prohibition-with
the aid of our best people, both white
and colored.
The young people of st. Stephens
A. M. E. Sunday school held grand
celebration at night. They had a
brilliant display of fireworks, etc.
The tables were laden with many good
things to refresh the innerman, and
presided over by select committee of
young ladies and gentlemen. The
mechanics of our city seem to be
busily engaged in the construction of
fine mansions in different portions of
our city.
The people of Wilmington are be-
ing favorably impressed with the con-
tents of the MESSENGER. Circumstances
over which we have no control have
prevented us from making an active
canvass as yet, but we expect to do
all we can in the future to have it
largely disseminated among our peo-
pie. CAPE FEAR.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09

We are under obligations to Prof.
J. t, Bailey for a catalogue of Bethel
University, Little Rock, Ark. 1t has
a college, normal, medical, and law
department. Bishop 7. NJ. d. Ward
is president of the trustees, and Rev.
A, A, Williams. secretary. Prof. j.
T. Bailey, A. NJ. is president of the
faculty, 1t shows and enrolment Of
l5S students.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09
Endurance Of Society People.

A prominent society lady Of Wash
ington being asked by the Prince of
Wales. why is it you people here
manifest so little fatigue from dane
ing, receptions, ctc.?" replied, "Why,
you see. VIC Americans regain the
vitality wasted in these designations
by using DIR. Harter's Iron Tonic"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09
NEW RESTAURANT

Mr.. Curtis Garrett has opened a
Restaurant for the accommodation of
the public in Greensboro. 1t is con-
venieptly situated, at the depot.
Board and lodging furnished.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09
TO CONTINUE.

We will not suspend after this issue,
as announced last week. As we have
not yet secured a travelling agent, We
will continue under our present plan
till fall. We will continue to travel
in the interest of the paper, and send
it out SO as to reach all subscribers on
Saturday.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09

Y If your paper has a blue
- cross mark, it will be stopped
till you pay up. We cannot continue
to send 1T DO you without some money,
Please pay up and let us continue it
ITO you.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09
WANTED.

A lady graduate of one of the lead
ing normal schools of the State, wants
school. Persons wanting a good
female teacher will do well to address
"ScHooL TEACHER,
Care Charlotte Messenger,
Charlotte, N G.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.

After the 9th of July we will re-
ceipt for only 3, 6, and IL months
subscriptions at the following rates ;
3 months, so cents; 6 months, IS
cents; one year, $1,5O.
RIf your paper has a blue mark
on it this week, it will simply mean
we are compelled to discontinue send
ing it to you until you settle up. We
regret to stop it, but cannot send it
after the blue mark appears.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09

Rev. p j. Holmes, P. o. box 20,
Rockingham, N. c., is the Supreme
Governor of the Universal Brother
hood of North Carolina.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09

New AGENTS. Miss S. f. Young
Cameron j. E. Smith, Fayetteville
b. B. Hill, Wilmington; R. E.
Grier, Matthews; 1. l. Walker, Sails
bury; G. H. Henderson, Washing.
ton, ID. G. +
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-07-09

The amount raised in Grace Church
on Childrens day and sent up to
Livingstone College this week was
$12, or an average Of about 1Sc for
each member Of Church and school.
That does well as no special effort was
made.
We have enjoyed the most delight
full seasons this week. We no longer
fear drought, but hope to realize
the most abundant harvests for many
years past, The good time coming
is not far Of,
The mOrtuary report for June
shows that there were So deaths in
the city; 10 whites and 10 eolOred.
Cholera inEantum causing most Of the
deaths. There were IL white and IL
eolored children died from this COM
plant,
Our subscribers at Statesville and
several small Offices we've neglected
last week, as our papers gave out on
account Of some mistake in printing.
Such blunders are very provoking.
but cant be avoided sometimes.
The African Repository for July is
on our table, Ii contains much
valuable information Of Africa and
its people, 1t speaks Of the safe
arrival Of Mr., Peter Osborne and
party from this city, They are all
well pleased with the country,
A copy Of the Star Of Zion was
carried around the streets last Friday
and Saturday till 1t was about worn
out. The result was we received more
new subscribers than any week this
year.
The glorious 4th was not forgotten
by the cOlcred people Of the county,
The streets were thrOnged last Mon
day with nen. women and children
from early morn till sundOwA, They
were very orderly, though the cake
shops and dram-shOPs were we'll pat
ronized.
Rev. ]. W. Stitt requests US to
state that Terrence Chapel will give an
entertainment ON the 26th and 9th
inst, for the benest Of the church,
Prof. S. G. Atkins will be present
and deliver an address. The general
public is invited to attend,
The Greenville base ball club spent
the 4th at Davidson College, testing
the battery Of the boys up there.
They brought the laurels back, and
think they can give the Fearless all
they want.
There were three festivals in the
city Monday night. and all were we'll
filed, Our people are bound to have
good time on the 4th Of July,
Good order was had at all the festivals;
only some Of the country bcaux took a
little too good care Of their lovers.
The OriOle Literary Circle will meet
at Miss Eliza HOWserS next Tuesday
night A full attendance is urgently
requested, as business Of Importance
must be attended to. Let every men,
Der come out once.
1t now turns out to be a fact that
Rev. MIR. Pease has turned over to the
women's Home Missionary Society
Of the NJ. Il. Church the school at
Asheville recently under the control
Of Prof. SuggS.
According to the Telegram TO the
Chroniels it was "a committee Of re-
spectacle citizens that brought about
so much death and blcOdshed in
Louisiana last week The prime
cause Of these trOubles is with these
newspapers and correspondents that
always encourage ''lynehing," A
dozen white men saw a eolOred man
punish two white men above Green's
borO the other day for Insulting a lady,
and they failed to interfere A CArO~'-
ele reporter attempts to raise a row by
NH. 49, III ~ 1wr,nk.l -
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Charlotte, N. G. July 6 1887.
, 1887-10-29
t4sn : . = ;
(SpectGtOy, Sept. 2Atk.l

9.j The Chinese Government wants, not for
! its people, but to strengthen its own means
2 of action, telegraphs, railroads and money.
In order to get them it needs European
help, and has very naturally sought it in
America. 1t is not yet in Alliance with
Britain, it loathes France, it regards Rus.
STA as an enemy, and it is doubtful about
German Difference to ST. Petersburg. It
2 d has accordingly asked an American syndi.
catej with its centre in Philadelphia, to
2 found a State Bank, which will not ucol-
? lect.n as is reported, but will receive all
Z Chinese revenues, will put Sup telegraphs
g at once, and will open railroads as fast as
the popular fear of breaking the rep0se of
the earth will allow. The Americans have
Z consented, and in return, have lent the
Chinese a million sterling, probably 20 be
8 sent in silver, which will gradually pour
r from America into China. oTheitransactiOn
( is perfectly natural, and rather clever, es-
pecially as Chinese directors-whO can be
2 decaIDitatedAare1to be associated with the
American managers; but the English and
in China are quite excited aver
y it. They think themselves o0utwitted by
the Americahss IN a. grand bargain. We
doubt it! The Chinese are; far tDo Jealous
!. to allow any people with whom they have
quarrelled such a hold over their internal
affairs, and do not wan to see British or
German fleets in the dYangtse prepared to
protect the stockholders in the Imperial
Chinese Bank. The Marquis Tseng has
heard Of Egypt. kiaa4a a@fo
, 1887-10-29

The electricians have at last given as
what viii prove an Invention of infinitely
more utility than the telephones
writing telegraph: The telephone is abso-
lutely useless for confidential communities.
tions, for it is impossible to be sure who iS
at the other end of the wire, and the mes
sages can be overheard. The writing tele-
graph which is said already to be suppressed
ing the telephone in America, secures com.
plet.e secrecy. and is only liable, like all
written communications, to forgery, since
the handwriting of the sender is produced
in exact fac-simile. The sender writes,
and as he writes, a thousand miles away, q
little pen, set in connection with two cleo
t~ro-magnets, is silently reproducing line
for line the very strokes of his pe~ninanship.
It is almost impossible to overestimate the
advantage which this invention will yield,
not only to businessmen i newspapers,
{ but to the public at large. Imagine the
convenience Of being able TO take pen in
hapd, and write a letter to Paris which the
receiver will be able TO put straight into
anenvelopeand despatch to It's ~iestinatiohl
How much easier, top, will be the making
Of contracts BY. telegraph when there will
be an authentic record or The proposals and
acceptances onseaecH sidets sss sAhn s..
@AREN EtA 8N1fZ - LH4
, 1887-10-29

Foranstaaende at Hans Majest@t Kongen
we'd allerhojeste Resolution af Ode September
1887 stadfestede Budget for Finantsaaret fra
1ste April 1887 til Site Marts 1888 for st.
Croix Commune of~fentliggj0res herved /
Henhold til Colonialloven af 27de November
1868 5 So.
Gouvernementet for de dansk- vestindiske
Der, st. Croix, den 18de October 1887.
p. Il. p.
90 VAN BRAKLE.
, 1887-10-29

The above Budget for the Municipality of
St. Croix for the Financial year from 1st
April 1887 to 31st March 1888 sanctioned by
Royal Resolution of 9th September 1887, is
hereby promulgated in conformity with the
Colonial Law of 9th November 1855 So.
The Government of the Danish West India
Islands, st. Croix, 18th October 1887. :.
For the Governor
VAN BRAKLE,
, 1887-10-29

A very special interest attaches to the
launch of the Trafalgar from the fact
that she and her sister-ship, the mile, are
i'll all probability the last of the huge
floating irOnclad fOrtresses which will be-
built for the English Navy,-at least, such
is the present opinion OF the naval experts,
who declare that the days of such ships
are over, and that small, very swift cruis-
ers and gunbOatS are the war-veSsels of
the future. Certainly, to spend Ell 100000
which is the sum the Trafalgar will
have cost before she is 6niShed-on one
ship, which a torpedo successfully aimed
from IA steam-launch might possibly destroy
or damage tirretrievably in an instant,
seems a policy at least open to question.
When completed, the Trafalgar will be
the largest and most powerful, though not
the most heavily armed, ship in the British
Navy; and SO in the world. Though her
guns are not of as enormous a size as those
of the great Italian irOnclads or of the
EBenbow,' which carries guns Of III tons,
her armament is excessively strong. She
will carry four Elton guns, eight Sin.
guns, eight 6~.pounders, eleven 3-pOunder
quick. firing guns, and twenty four White
head torpedoes. Her steeI-faced armour,
which is of extraordinary strength, reaches,
in some of her more vulnerable points,
twenty inches in thickness while, not
withstandIng her vast weight. her engines
are powerful enough TO drive her through
the water at the rate of nineteen miles an
hour. The l34 watertight compartments,
which make her well-nigh unsuitable, aud
the means by which the labyrinth of iron
passages and rooms is lighted and ventilat-
ed, render the Trafalgar so complicated q
machine, that a landsman wonders how it
is possible that she could ever stand-as
tumble of action. It is a subject Of con.
d graduation that it is not a year and nine
months since the keel of the sTrafalgar"
was laid.